Dinner Roll Baked French Toast Cups are the perfect way to use up leftover dinner rolls! It’s everything that you love about French Toast.. served up in perfectly portioned muffin form. Customize with your favorite fruit or jam and drizzle with maple syrup for the ultimate (healthy) breakfast treat!
The holidays are a time for traditions. Whether it’s baking cookies, watching holiday movies, or belting carols, there’s always that one holiday tradition that you know you can count on to happen every. single. year.
My family’s holiday tradition? Dinner rolls.
…or lack thereof.
Year after year, holiday after holiday, my family buys a package of freshly baked dinner rolls.. only for them to be forgotten about until at least halfway through the meal. Blame it on all of the other deliciously distracting food (or, ya know, the pre-dinner drinks), but those poor dinner rolls hardly ever make it to the dinner table with all the other goodies.
We don’t do it intentionally – after all, if we didn’t want rolls, we just wouldn’t buy them. But this is one tradition that we just can’t seem to break. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas, or Easter, no holiday meal is complete without dinner rolls.
The realization of our oversight typically occurs about midway through the meal, when we’re all deep in conversation (and food). Suddenly, without warning, my mother will jump out of her seat and frantically exclaim “THE DINNER ROLLS!!”, as she dashes into the kitchen. The whole fiasco is actually quite comical and has become a running joke in our family.
Anyway, the moral of this story is that we tend to have a lot of dinner rolls left over following holiday meals. And now I can finally put these rolls to good use.
Now, if by some chance you happen to be one of those crazy people who actually remembers to set out the dinner rolls with the rest of the holiday meal, never fear. This recipe works just as well with any other thick, crusty bread. Just be sure to let it sit out overnight (uncovered) or wait a few days for it to become slightly stale before using it for this recipe. Fresh bread is great for many things, but baked French toast is not one of them.
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I first threw this recipe together on a whim a few weeks ago after I found myself with a nearly full bag of rolls following our Thanksgiving feast. Considering that we struggle to even set the rolls on the dinner table, I figured that the chances that the rolls would be eaten before going stale were slim to none. Not wanting to see any food go to waste, I decided to get creative.
I made this particular batch of Baked French Toast Cups using my Cranberry Orange Chia Jam, but really any jam will do. You can even choose to forgo the jam altogether and substitute with some fresh berries instead. The beauty of this recipe is that it is totally customizable! Plus, since they’re baked in individual muffin cups, you can even experiment with multiple varieties at once!
These Dinner Roll Baked French Toast Cups would make a perfect addition to a brunch menu, but they are also a great make-ahead option for busy weekdays. Simply pop in the microwave, drizzle with maple syrup, and breakfast is served!
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I love the little cups idea!! It has been far too long since I’ve had French toast. I need to fix that!
Thanks Kayla! The cups make for perfectly pre-portioned servings!
What a great flavor combo here — and so nice during the holidays! Love those almonds, too!
Thanks Lisa! Definitely a great brunch option for entertaining during the holidays
Cranberry Orange Chia Jam + banana + maple syrup = yum! These cups looks awesome!
Thank you so much!
I love recipes to reuse leftovers in unique and tasty ways! What a lovely idea!
Thanks Christina – I’m all about getting creative with leftovers!
Mmmm these look soo good!! Need to try making them over the beak
Thanks Abbey! Let me know if you make them!
This looks so good. I love that you used fresh cranberries for that tart and sweet flavor all at once.
Thanks Scarlet! Its the perfect balance of tart and sweet
I absolutely love the idea of making baked bite sized french toast cups! Sounds like the perfect way to enjoy delicious french toast!
Thanks Amanda! It makes for perfectly portioned french toast!
All of my favorite ingredients in one! Yummy hope to see this on meatless Monday next week
Thanks Deborah!
Kara, these look like the PERFECT Christmas morning treat!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Aw thanks so much Mackenzie! Hope you give them a try!